The Catholic Foundation is delighted to share a handful of stories that represent the profound impact you have made on the lives of tens of thousands of individuals and families in the Diocese of Sacramento.

Our basic Catholic social teaching says “the Eucharist commits us to the poor.” There will always be disadvantaged people in our midst. The Catholic Foundation provides practical ways for donors to provide the deciding difference in people’s lives.

Celebration of the Eucharist—and the commitments that go with it—are the core of our Catholic faith worldwide. Through the Foundation, donors can directly assist our local communities in the work of ensuring that all people have access to the teachings of the Church and the gift of Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

The communities of the Diocese have said that there is no single endeavor more important than the formation of our youth. Through the Foundation, donors can help ensure that our youth have the opportunity to develop as responsible, caring Christians.

The process of choosing to dedicate one’s life to the Church is filled with discernment. Through the Foundation, donors can assure the preservation of a supportive community and financial security for those who become ordained or consecrated servants of Christ’s Church.

The Catholic Foundation

The Catholic Foundation practices Christian stewardship by managing individual endowment funds for the benefit of parishes, schools and agencies in the Diocese of Sacramento. Each year, an endowment's earnings are used to help finance the specific purpose for which it was created. The Catholic Foundation provides an opportunity for individuals to practice their call to Christian stewardship while supporting their local Church.

Foundation News

If you participated in the Annual Catholic Appeal, we want to say, “Thank you!”

Your generosity enabled Catholic charitable organizations and parish ministries assist thousands of people, many in your own neighborhood. This year throughout the Diocese of Sacramento, a near-record number—more than 24,000 Catholic households—participated in the Appeal. You helped more than 200,000 men, women and children—sometimes entire families, receive material and financial assistance.

We may not all be able to work in a bread line, but together we financially supported the efforts of food lockers or St. Vincent de Paul Conferences. Together in spirit, we made home visits to drop off food, or deliver a check for a late rent payment or electric bill that occurred because of unexpected illness or job layoff.

Bishop Jaime Soto has appointed Stan Devereux as the new director of the Diocese of Sacramento’s Office of Stewardship and Development. In this position, Devereux also serves as the executive director of The Catholic Foundation. He began his new role on March 28.
Devereux comes to the diocese with extensive and diverse experience in business development, marketing, communications, fundraising and public relations. For nearly nine years, he was vice president of Pac/West Communications in Sacramento. Prior to that position, he was assistant state treasurer for the state of California, a senior consultant in the California State Senate, and external affairs manager for the Western States Petroleum Association and the California Earthquake Authority.

Envelopes from the Annual Catholic Appeal are arriving in mailboxes throughout the Diocese of Sacramento. They are arriving in the homes of parishioners. They are also arriving at The Catholic Foundation, where pledges are already coming in for the 2016 Appeal.
This Year’s Annual Catholic Appeal is unique. The tie to the Year of Mercy is very strong and has been well-received. In a letter to parishioners, Bishop Soto asks “in this Jubilee Year of Mercy that we all recognize that our generosity flows from God’s abundant mercy towards us. The Appeal is one way we call all act on the generous Mercy God has shown to each of us.”